U18 League

Tserna-Reka-V55
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karim Cosme started the match with the kick off. Sofyane Valognes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fanis Kapernekas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renos Stefanou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Sofyane Valognes made a huge save. In the 8th minute, Rathmore Lime Tree's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fanis Kapernekas fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 11th minute, Karim Cosme got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of RO Army V55 booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul-Henri Gayraud didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ermis Kontominas made in the 25th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Sokratis Symeonakis. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sokratis Symeonakis in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sofyane Valognes saved Rathmore Lime Tree from getting behind. If Karim Cosme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sofyane Valognes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fanis Kapernekas in the 36th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, RO Army V55's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Cosme came free, but Dimitris Stathakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Georges Labarthe replaced Paul-Henri Gayraud. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sokratis Symeonakis to make the kick off. Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Fernand Rouland replaced Karim Cosme. After a rather tough play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Georges Labarthe got a free kick in the 62nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christophe Reibel during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of RO Army V55 booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christophe Reibel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexis Stratakoglou didn't quite understand what happened when in the 65 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 68th minute, Sokratis Symeonakis made a precise shot to the right of Sofyane Valognes. Rathmore Lime Tree's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. RO Army V55's Dimitris Stathakos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save RO Army V55 from getting a goal against them. 78 minutes into the match, Fernand Rouland had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dimitris Stathakos. RO Army V55's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernand Rouland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 86 minutes into the match, Fernand Rouland notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of RO Army V55's Dimitris Stathakos. Dimitris Stathakos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fanis Kapernekas, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 97th minute, Fernand Rouland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dimitris Stathakos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Rathmore Lime Tree had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.